Pedigrees, Power and Clanship: Essays on Medieval Scotland

by David Sellar

Book Overview

This book brings together the major writings of David Sellar (1941-2019) on the genealogies (pedigrees) claimed by some of the major clans of medieval Highland and Island Scotland, especially the descendants of their twelfth-century king Somerled.

The claimed pedigrees in the medieval Gaelic 1467 manuscript and the Irish genealogies are critically analysed in relation to each other, and their historical authenticity tested against other evidence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859767264
• ISBN13: 9780859767262
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: John Donald Publishers
• Length: 416 Pages